Stand Up and Tell Your Story – Washington Post Weekend

I was nervous about telling my story.

I had done it before, of course. Casually, to friends, co-workers, that kind of thing. But telling one in front of a roomful of people, into a microphone, following some very funny, well-trained speakers was, well, a different story altogether. 

On the second Tuesday of every month, SpeakeasyDC organizes an open-mike night in the upstairs lounge at Station 9, where folks like me tell their stories. At the monthly sessions, speakers sign up ahead of time and have up to seven minutes to tell a story around a theme, which changes every month. This night’s theme was “Rock Bottom: Stories About Falling Flat, Bottoming Out and Bouncing Back.” Without going into detail, my story involved my first day at my first full-time job, an outdoor staff meeting, an unfortunate choice of seats and an impressive amount of bird droppings. Read full article